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Justin Timberlake’s sixth solo album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” was met with an unusual amount of critical acclaim in addition to weaker than usual sales, becoming his first solo release not to succeed in primary since “Justified” in 2002. Timberlake, once probably the most outstanding male star in American pop music, has change into something of a musical afterthought in recent times.
This actually has to do together with his musical decisions, but additionally with greater sociocultural backlash following the general public reassessment of his relationship with Britney Spears and his handling of the 2004 Super Bowl halftime incident that sent Janet Jackson to the exile and left him largely unscathed.
This week on Popcast, a conversation in regards to the state of Timberlake’s music profession, the long period during which he left his roles within the Jackson incident and Spears’ relationship without public scrutiny, his possible future musical paths, and more. .
Guests:
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Steven J. Horowitz, senior music author at Variety
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Joshunda Sanders, writer and former San Francisco Chronicle columnist.
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